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Moran Glacier and Hampton Glacier entering Schokalsky Bay.

The Moran Glacier (69°14′S 70°16′W / 69.233°S 70.267°W / -69.233; -70.267) is a glacier 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, joined at the south side by Walter Glacier, flowing east into Schokalsky Bay, in the northeast portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, and surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1948–50. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Clifford D. Moran, U.S. Navy, aircraft pilot, Squadron VXE-6, U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1966 and 1977.

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Moran Glacier

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The Moran Glacier (69°14′S 70°16′W / 69.233°S 70.267°W / -69.233; -70.267) is a glacier 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, joined at the south side by...

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Moran

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up Moran or moran in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Moran may refer to: Moran Bluff, Marie Byrd Land Moran Buttress, Marie Byrd Land Moran Glacier, Alexander...

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Mount Moran

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artist. Mount Moran dominates the northern section of the Teton Range rising 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above Jackson Lake. Several active glaciers exist on the...

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Walter Glacier

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Glacier (69°17′S 70°21′W / 69.283°S 70.350°W / -69.283; -70.350) is a glacier flowing east-northeast, merging with the south side of Moran Glacier...

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List of glaciers of Palmer Land

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Glacier Ashton Glacier Barcus Glacier Beaumont Glacier Bertram Glacier Bingham Glacier Böhnecke Glacier Brown Glacier Bryan Glacier Carlson Glacier Casey...

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Siachen Glacier

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The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about 35°25′16″N 77°06′34″E / 35.421226°N 77.109540°E /...

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Skillet Glacier

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Skillet Glacier is in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States. The glacier is situated on the eastern cliffs of Mount Moran and is easily seen...

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Palestrina Glacier

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glaciers in the Antarctic Balakirev Glacier Lennon Glacier Moran Glacier  This article incorporates public domain material from "Palestrina Glacier"...

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Mount Hood

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239 ft (3,425.6 m) of slightly older origin. The peak is home to 12 named glaciers and snowfields. It is the highest point in Oregon and the fourth highest...

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Mount Rainier

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Victoria, British Columbia. With 26 major glaciers and 36 sq mi (93 km2) of permanent snowfields and glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated...

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Falling Ice Glacier

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Ice Glacier is located in the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States. The glacier is situated on the southeastern cliffs of Mount Moran and...

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Reedy Glacier

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The Reedy Glacier (85°30′S 134°00′W / 85.500°S 134.000°W / -85.500; -134.000) is a major glacier in Antarctica, over 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi)...

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Bhagirathi Massif

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(Hindi: भागीरथी ) is a mountain range of Garhwal Himalaya in Gangotri Glacier Uttarakhand India, It has four peaks between 6856 meter and 6193 meter...

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Shepard Island

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feature was visited by personnel of USS Glacier on February 4, 1962. Name applied by US-ACAN for Gerald F. Moran, CM1, United States Navy, construction...

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Jackson Hole

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southern end. Between them lies, on U.S. Route 26, "Glacier View Turnout" offering a view of Teton Glacier on the north of Grand Teton, and the National Elk...

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Wisconsin Range

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Feeley Peak, Sheets Peak, Moran Buttress, Koopman Peak and Ruseski Buttress. Isolated features to the north of Quonset Glacier include, from west to east...

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Grand Teton National Park

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summits in the range. Teton Glacier is also the best-studied glacier in the range, and researchers concluded in 2005 that the glacier could disappear in 30...

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List of Baywatch episodes

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and the other lifeguards on a cruise to Alaska. 174 21 "White Thunder at Glacier Bay: Part I" Douglas Schwartz Story by : Deborah Schwartz Teleplay by :...

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Petersen Glacier

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August 12, 2012. Mount Moran, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 12, 2012. "Glaciers". Nature and Science. National...

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Outline of Grand Teton National Park

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Canyon Moran Canyon Open Canyon Paintbrush Canyon Snowshoe Canyon Valhalla Canyon Waterfalls Canyon Webb Canyon Glaciers Falling Ice Glacier Middle Teton...

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Geology of the Grand Teton area

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ago. Mount Moran has five such glaciers with Triple Glaciers on the north face, Skillet Glacier on the east face, and Falling Ice Glacier on the southeast...

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Triple Glaciers

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of Mount Moran and northeast of Thor Peak. The glaciers are unofficially referred to as East, Middle and West Triple Glacier. "Triple Glaciers". Geographic...

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Adi Kailash

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Mount Kailash Moran, Martin (2015). "Cheepaydang, South Face and Southwest Ridge". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. Moran, Martin (2005)...

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Toothpaste tube theory

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Economic Prospects Reconsidered Alec Cairncross, and Ditchley Sogyal Rinpoche, Erik Pema Kunsang, Kerry Moran, and Marcia Binder, Fearless Simplicity...

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List of mountains of the United States

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Peak, Glacier National Park Allen Mountain, Glacier National Park Almost-a-Dog Mountain, Glacier National Park Amphitheater Mountain, Glacier National...

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